This block, from the Reconciliation Quilt, shows a freed man shining shoes for a living. He is sitting on a three legged stool and has a brush in his hand and a pot of polish at his feet. He is surrounded by a frame with leaves. The original Reconciliation Quilt, by Lucinda Ward Honstain, dated Nov. 18th 1867 is one of the most extraordinary pictorial album quilts known. It depicts events and life of the Union after the Civil War. Photo: International Quilt Museum; Accession Number: 2001.11.0001